Accountant

Irwin & Dow Careers; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in Riyadh is seeking an Accountant to join their team. The role requires at least 5 years of experience in accounting, preferably in a legal or professional services environment. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills in English and conversational Arabic, alongside proficiency in Excel and Word. This position entails various financial responsibilities, including bank reconciliation and management of accounts receivables, within a supportive team structure.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Flight ticket

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as an accountant in a legal firm or professional services.
• Ability to deal with senior management and prioritize in a demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bank reconciliation and generate reports.
• Manage cash liquidity and accounts receivables.
• Provide general clerical support to finance functions.

Skills

Bank reconciliation and reporting

Management of Accounts Receivables

Excellent communication skills in English

Conversational Arabic

Excel

Word

Education

Recognized accounting qualification (CMA or equivalent)

Job description

Accountant – Legal Firm
SAR 15-18,000 plus ticket and medical for self, Riyadh KSA

Our client is a global law firm that is currently expanding its team based in the KSA. The Riyadh office is a small sized office with most of its support coming from the UAE. As part of their growth they are currently looking for a professional Accountant to be based in the Riyadh office and liaise back with the Finance Manager in the UAE. This is a great opportunity to join a very professional and highly regarded Global law firm. This is considered a Junior to Mid level role. This is not a management role.

Responsibilities

• Bank reconciliation and report
• Branch cash / liquidity management
• Management and accounting of revenue
• Management of Account Receivables
• Management reporting on time recording, fee income and receivables
• In conjunction with the Revenue Manager, management of collections and debt
• Adherence to the Firm's standards on client/matter uptake
• Client fund accounting and adherence to Law Society rule
• Observe and obtain adherence to Firm's policies on authority levels and travel
• Liaison with local vendors and suppliers, including mobile operators and translators
• Hold petty cash
• Provision of general clerical support to the Finance functions

Arabic - Fluent / Excellent
English - Fluent / Excellent

Own a Car

Any

Have Driving License

Any

Job Skills

In order to be considered for this role, we are looking for someone who has a minimum of 5 years experience as an accountant in a legal firm, professional services or the services sector. This role would not be suitable for someone who is from manufacturing or construction. You should have a recognized accounting qualification such as CMA or something equivalent. You must possess excellent communication skills in English and have conversational Arabic. In addition your Excel and Word skills must be excellent. You must be able to demonstrate a maturity and flexibility in your work, able to deal with senior management and able to prioritise in a very demanding work environment. Like with all accounting roles, month end, quarter end and financial year end are intense times and this role needs someone who can take that pressure with ease.

About The Company

Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates.